Transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal neovascular membrane in age related macular degeneration

Transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal neovascular membrane in age related macular degeneration

<b>Purpose:</b> To evaluate the efficacy of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) in choroidal neovasularisation (CNVM) secondary to age related macular degeneration ( AMD). <b> Material and methods:</b> Retrospective, non-randomized study of 28 eyes of 28 patients with subfov...

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Main Authors: Agarwal Manisha, Shanmugam Mahesh, Gopal Lekha, Shetty Nitin, Bhende Muna, Gopal Lingam, Sharma Tarun, Thakur Sandeep, Raman Rajiv, M Nizamuddin S, Moorthy K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2004-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
<b>Transpupillary thermotherapy
Age-related macular degeneration
choroidal neovascular membrane</b>
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2004;volume=52;issue=1;spage=45;epage=49;aulast=Agarwal
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Summary:<b>Purpose:</b> To evaluate the efficacy of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) in choroidal neovasularisation (CNVM) secondary to age related macular degeneration ( AMD). <b> Material and methods:</b> Retrospective, non-randomized study of 28 eyes of 28 patients with subfoveal CNVM (classic, occult or mixed) secondary to AMD. <b> Results:</b> Fifteen patients (53.57&#x0025;) maintained their pre-treatment vision, 2 (7.14&#x0025;) patients showed improvement of more than 2 lines and 11(39.28&#x0025;) patients showed deterioration of vision by> 2 lines. Angiographic and clinical regression of CNVM was noted in 19 patients (67.8&#x0025;) on an average follow up of 15.32 &#x00B1; 3.31 months. <b> Conclusion: </b> TTT leads to stabilisation of vision in 60&#x0025; of treated eyes with CNVM due to AMD.
ISSN:0301-4738

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